December of 2008 I was reading a post by Martha Thornburgh (STAR Washington) about starting her photo a day journey. That interested me because I like to take photos, but don’t really do anything with them. Martha inspired me to join her in this journey. I set up a Flickr account, posted some photos and [...]
This post is a few days late. The wireless access at NECC were frustrating and I was having a hard time uploading my photos. I know that the video probably makes it look like we were just “horsing around” all day . . . But, seriously, we engaged in some awesome networking with fellow STAR [...]
Using Authentic Problems to Scaffold Decision-Making Skills
Good Morning! Hanging for 3 hours at the S.A. airport — got ‘twittered’ that the security lines where unbelievably long so I headed out early. And, what do you know? I was through security in under 10 minutes! Oh well, the wifi here is great (thanks San Antonio International Airport!) so I thought I’d get [...]
Congratulations to those of you who have participated in our DEN at NECC 2008 Raffle. We’ve given away almost L$500 in just two days and you still have another day of chances. Keep in mind that the more people that are there, the more money that can be won. The prize goes for each avatar [...]
Here are a few more posts from this afternoon’s sessions. It’s in Your Pocket: Teaching Spectacularly with Cell Phones (featuring Hall Davidson) Marzano Meets Web 2.0 Developing 21st-Century Skills in School and District Leaders
If you have been following Twitter, Plurk, and/or the blogs from NECC you are probably already aware that there are some pretty frustrating wireless access issues. So, I apologize that these posts are not going live in a timely fashion. I have been having a really difficult time uploading my photos from the DEN pre-conference [...]
Howday y’all! (you should hear the ‘twang’ that Laelia has developed!LOL) Talk about sensory and emotional overload!LOL Yesterday, at 8:30 a.m. the entire DEN in SL LC presented together face-to-face. Although most of us had the opportunity (fortune) to meet face-to-face on Saturday night (I landing late and cursing the shuttle service to the hotel [...]
That’s right! If you’re at NECC in San Antonio, then we expect to see you at 8:30 a.m. SHARP for a presentation by the DEN in SL Leadership Council, ‘Creating a Personal Learning Network in Second Life’. We’re in Room 211 (make a left at the Bloggers Cafe, and it’s right before the SL Lounge [...]
If you have been following Twitter today, you might have noticed that the wireless has been pretty spotty at NECC today. It has been frustrating. I posted my notes from all the sessions I attended on my cliotech blog. Here is a listing on those postings. Web 2.0 Smackdown If the Leaders Don’t Get It, [...]
If you are interested in seeing some of what is happening here in San Antonio, check out the photos as they are being posted on Flickr. Here is a feedroll for blogs and other media tagged with NECC2008 and EBC08. If you are planning to blog about NECC sessions, don’t forget to tag your posts [...]
My bags are packed – I’m ready to go . . . I’m excited to be headed to San Antonio for NECC 2008. I’ve had the opportunity to attend NECC a few times, but not for the past several years. It has evolved into a myriad of “conferences within the conference” with specialized sessions and [...]
As a lead up to NECC ISTE and TCEA hosted a social with line dancing and bull riding. It was great fun with many of the top spots for the bull riding being held by DEN members.
Regardless, you’re going to want to consider joining the SL NECC Ning group at http://www.necc2008.org/group/secondlife Yup….that’s it for the post……Must be a record for me!
wOOt!!! The DEN in SL submitted a proposal to present at NECC 2008 and IT WAS ACCEPTED!!! “The NECC 2008 Program Committee has completed its review of this year’s proposal submissions, and we are pleased to announce that you have been accepted to present at NECC. Please find the status of your submission(s) below: Creating [...]
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